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When is the next rocket launch in Florida? Here’s an updated calendar

2025 expected to be another busy year on Space Coast

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Florida’s Space Coast is home to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the busiest launch sites in the world.

We’ve compiled a non-exhaustive list of upcoming Space Coast launches so you can know what to expect.

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Keep checking back, though, because as most space enthusiasts know, launch schedules are subject to change due to weather, technical reasons and range restrictions.

[RELATED: Best spots to watch a rocket launch on Florida’s Space Coast]

I repeat: All launch dates and times are tentative!


Date: Jan. 5

Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9

Mission: SpaceX will launch another payload of Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit, a Federal Aviation Administration operations plan advisory indicates.

Launch Time: 12:10 p.m. to 4:41 p.m.

Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station


Date: No earlier than Jan. 6

Vehicle: New Glenn

Mission: Blue Origin’s first massive 320-foot New Glenn rocket has recently hot-fired, and the inaugural launch is up next.

Launch Time: 1 a.m. to 4:45 a.m.

Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station


Date: Jan. 6

Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9

Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch another payload of Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit, a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency navigational warning shows

Launch Time: 11:19 a.m. to 3:50 p.m.

Location: Kennedy Space Center


Date: TBD

Vehicle: ULA Vulcan

Mission: Equipped with four solid rocket boosters, ULA’s third Vulcan rocket will take flight on the Space Force’s USSF-106 national security mission into geosynchronous orbit more than 22,000 miles above Earth.

Launch Time: TBD

Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station


Date: Mid-January

Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9

Mission: Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission One lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the moon after launching on a Falcon 9 rocket.

Launch Time: TBD

Location: Kennedy Space Center


Date: February

Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9

Mission: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 crew members will launch for a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station on a Falcon 9 rocket.

Launch Time: TBD

Location: TBD


Date: Late March

Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9

Mission: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 crew members will launch for a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station on a Falcon 9 rocket.

Launch Time: TBD

Location: TBD


Date: Spring 2025

Vehicle: New Glenn

Mission: Blue Origin will launch its powerhouse New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This first launch will send NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars.

Launch Time: TBD

Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station



About the Authors
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Katrina Scales is a producer for the News 6+ Takeover at 3:30 p.m. She also writes and voices the podcast Your Florida Daily. Katrina was born and raised in Brevard County and started her journalism career in radio before joining News 6 in June 2021.

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Daniel started with WKMG-TV in 2000 and became the digital content manager in 2009. When he's not working on ClickOrlando.com, Daniel likes to head to the beach or find a sporting event nearby.

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